The battle for control of your desktop has switched to the browser, with the launch of Google’s make new Net Explorer rival, Chrome.

What is Chrome? It’s a simple, fast Web browser, stripped down to its bare essentials, much like Google’s search homepage: straightforward and effective. Google cofounder Sergey Brin describes it as “basic”.

Why is the browser market so crucial? First of all, considering our choice of browser affects our choice of search engine, but more crucially,

considering our online behavior is evolving. Most of us now use the Web for far more than just reading static pages — we use it for richer applications, such as e mail, or playing games. A faster, more secure, more stable browser is therefore more in demand.

So another benevolent act by Google? Microsoft doesn’t see it that way. Google is betting on the fact that by the next few years, most users […]

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